Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable

Chapter 441: The Legend of Ye Tianling

"Well, well, he’s really washed up now. Heh, a whole new world has just arrived, and we’ve all made huge strides. But the Seventh Prince? So impressive—he got abandoned by the Celestial Dao instead!"

"Seventh Prince, did you run into a Soul Master? Got yourself killed in the Soul Race’s Battle Soul Tower Secret Realm?"

"It’s a good thing you only got killed in the Battle Soul Tower and not for real. If it had been in the real world or the Heaven-Reaching Tower, now *that* would have been a catastrophe. Prince Ye Enjun, you can’t be so arrogant anymore!"

"How is he only at the Sword Void First Transformation Realm? Cultivating Realms is getting harder and harder, and to fall so far behind... His Battle Power has dropped to the level of Breaking Five... It’s pitiful, but his lack of ambition is just infuriating."

...

As Ye Enjun returned to the Ancestral Land, he was met with judgmental stares and jeering voices from those who were once his brothers and sisters.

He didn’t offer any rebuttal.

Only after meeting Ye Yuemei and hearing the rumors about Ye Tianling did he realize just how delusionally arrogant he had been.

’A Battle Power that can break thirty Realms... Fairy Yuemei may have an ordinary bloodline, but she seems to have a remarkable affinity for the Destiny Law. It must mean she can control her own fate... Even if I can’t win her affection, I can still... make myself a better person. I might not be able to break thirty Realms, but I should at least be able to manage fifteen, right?

’The Soul Masters of the Soul Race can unleash three hundred percent of their strength without even increasing their base Battle Power. Why can’t I do the same?

’My own bloodline isn’t bad at all...’

Ignoring the idle gossip, Ye Enjun set a new goal for himself: a Battle Power capable of breaking fifteen Realms. He then began to strive toward it.

"Seventh Brother, I heard you were injured. What happened?"

As Ye Enjun was in his private courtyard, cultivating to recover from his injuries, his clan sister, Ye Enya, appeared.

Ye Enya’s Talent was actually better than Ye Enjun’s. Her only shortcoming was that she was at the Sword Void Second Transformation Perfection Realm; otherwise, the title of number one genius would have been hers.

"It’s nothing. I let myself get injured on purpose. It was just to better comprehend my Realm."

Ye Enjun replied after a moment of contemplation.

"Hm? Seventh Brother, where is the Demon Heart you condensed? Why is it gone? Who—who stole your Demon Heart?"

Ye Enya cried out in alarm, having suddenly realized something.

"I severed it myself and gave it to a friend."

Seeing he could no longer hide it, Ye Enjun confessed.

"That friend of yours... they entered the City of Sin?"

Ye Enya seemed to have put something together, and her voice grew strained.

"She did."

Ye Enya asked, "Does this friend of yours know what you sacrificed?"

Ye Enjun fell silent, offering no answer.

Ye Enya sighed. "Seventh Brother, are you lovesick?"

Ye Enjun shook his head. "No, I just wanted to help protect her, to do my part. Her Talent is too great, and she’s a good person. I don’t want to see her perish in that place."

Ye Enya was silent for a long moment before she spoke. "So you told her about the taboos of the Celestial Demon Blood Domain and severed your own Demon Heart for her? The backlash from that will leave you with a permanent Dao Injury, one you can never recover from. Was it worth it?"

Ye Enjun said, "If I feel it was worth it, then it was. Besides, what’s a permanent Dao Injury? It’s nothing. Having a Strong Heart is more important than any of that. I will rise again. I’ll also use this time to take a good look at the people around me and see which of my ’friends’ are actually worth keeping."

As he spoke, Ye Enjun glanced at Ye Enya. "By the way, Enya, are you planning to head to the Blood-Colored Wilderness battlefield in the Heaven-Reaching Tower? If you are, and you happen to meet someone named Ye Tianling... run if you can. If you can’t, surrender. Do not, under any circumstances, become his enemy."

Upon hearing this, Ye Enya flinched, and the color drained from her face.

"The one who stole your Demon Heart... it was him?"

Ye Enya’s expression turned grim, and her voice trembled.

"Hm? You know of him?"

Ye Enjun’s eyes lit up as he asked at once.

Ye Enya’s voice was grave. "Just answer the question. Was it him, or not?"

"No, it was his Dao companion. And she didn’t steal it; I gave it to her willingly. His Dao companion is named Ye Yuemei. She’s at the Sword Void Three Transformations Perfection Realm, and her Battle Power is at least at the level of Breaking Eight.

She is exquisitely beautiful. The first moment I saw her, I... fell for her. I wanted to bring her back to our Night Demon Race, but she refused. She insisted on going to the City of Sin.

I just couldn’t stop worrying about her, so..."

After some thought, Ye Enjun decided not to hide anything from his clan sister.

Though Ye Enya was his clan sister, she was as close to him as a blood sister. They had grown up together, and their bond was incredibly strong.

"I see," Ye Enya said, her expression suddenly earnest. "Seventh Brother, this could be a monumental opportunity for you!"

"Huh?"

Ye Enjun was dumbfounded.

"I just returned from the Thirty-Sixth Layer, and that Kunpeng Divine Son, Ye Tianling... he’s simply defied the heavens! His power is completely unimaginable. On the Thirty-Sixth Layer, he was seizing Dao Fire, rampaging with impunity. Wherever he went, anyone who had managed to acquire Dao Fire would just obediently hand it over...

Peerless figures like Divine Woman Song Mina of the Raccoon Cat Ancient Clan, Divine Son Meng Qianqiu from the Reincarnation Heavenly Forbidden Ancestral Land, and Mola Divine Son from the Time Sand Divine Land all practically bowed their heads in submission.

What’s even more terrifying is that he killed Divine Son Lin Tianyan—a cultivator of the Unparalleled Technique, the Chaos Technique—in a single blow! Then, with his overwhelming Battle Power, he defeated the new Peacock King, Divine Son Kong Lindao!

And that’s not all! All by himself, he shattered the barrier separating the zones of the Thirty-Sixth Layer, broke into the Soul Domain Battlefield Area, and reached the Hell Red Lotus Abyss.

I had just entered myself and saw it from a distance. In a single move, he killed Prince Bai Changxi of the Soul Race and then devoured Li Rushan and Die Xin.

When I saw that, I fled without a second thought. I didn’t dare get any closer.

It’s a good thing I ran fast. If I hadn’t, I’m sure I would have been caught and killed with a single punch."

Ye Enya seemed to have been paying close attention to Ye Tianling’s exploits. As she recounted them, even someone as cold and proud as her had a brilliant light dancing in her eyes, making her seem both thrilled and proud.

Ye Enjun was completely stunned by her account.

He could hardly imagine such peerless dominance, such an invincible presence.

Just hearing about it made his blood race, filling him with a desperate wish to see such a person for himself.

"Is his Realm high, or is his Battle Power just that strong?"

Ye Enjun asked instinctively.

"His Realm isn’t high, probably the Sword Void Second Transformation Realm. I couldn’t get a clear look—the truth is, I didn’t dare try to Sense him too closely! But I’d estimate he has at least three great Divine Blood Talents and three peerless Ancient Divine Bodies! The unparalleled Kunpeng Divine Blood, the unparalleled Xuanwu Dragon Turtle Divine Blood, and the unparalleled Immortal Phoenix Peacock Divine Blood!

As for his Ancient Divine Bodies, they’re even more terrifying! He has the unrivaled Sword Venerate Dominating Body, the Thunder Flame Sword Body that commands Thunder Divine Punishment, and on top of all that, the Demon Heart Divine Body that slaughters Battle Souls!"